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Van Norman Nets First Goal of Season

ALTOONA, PA – Megan Van Norman’sfirst season goal knotted the game by half time, but the Hawks couldn’t hold Altoona’s offensive attack in-check, as Hilbert dropped a 3-1 loss in women’s soccer October 13.

Theresa Deppenschmidt connected at 14:49 to open the match. At 42:46, Robbi Bailey served the ball to Van Norman, who lifted it over Altoona’s Mackenzie Strubhar evening the score at 1-1 by intermission. Just two minutes into the second period, Anne Valiando riffled a shot into the right side of the frame in what turned out to be the game winner. Altoona scored one more time with just under three minutes left in the match as they improved to 2-5 in AMCC play.

Hilbert’s Erin Smith faced a lopsided number of shots (21-3) and she was credited with 7 saves in the Hawks loss.

Hilbert (2-10-1, 0-5-1) travels to Riverside High School October 16th when they face D’Youville College at 7pm.

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.